SCARCE PENITENTIARY USED LATE COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE PENITENTIARY USED LATE COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 36. SN 40885. Usual configuration with 6-1/2″ rnd bbl, New York address, 5-shot fluted cylinder with brass grip frame & 1-pc walnut grip. Frame is made without capping channel. Top of bbl between bbl address & front sight is stamped “K.S. Penitentiary.” One would assume this is either the Kansas Or Kentucky State Penitentiary. Records may show where it was shipped. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge. No orig finish remains being overall a smooth silver/brown patina with some fine pitting around hammer nose. Grip frame is a medium mustard patina & grips are sound showing moderate to heavy wear. Wedge screw head is broken in half. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered spots of pitting. 4-56531 JR241 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	197	$1,725.00	SCARCE PENITENTIARY USED LATE COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 36. SN 40885. Usual configuration with 6-1/2″ rnd bbl, New York address, 5-shot fluted cylinder with brass grip frame & 1-pc walnut grip. Frame is made without capping channel. Top of bbl between bbl address & front sight is stamped “K.S. Penitentiary.” One would assume this is either the Kansas Or Kentucky State Penitentiary. Records may show where it was shipped. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including wedge. No orig finish remains being overall a smooth silver/brown patina with some fine pitting around hammer nose. Grip frame is a medium mustard patina & grips are sound showing moderate to heavy wear. Wedge screw head is broken in half. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered spots of pitting. 4-56531 JR241 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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